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    UK employees least motivated to work from home

    2021-07-26T08:00:04Z

    UK employees working from home are finding it more difficult to stay motivated compared to their European counterparts, according to recent research.The survey, commissioned by enterprise management cloud specialists Workday and carried out by Yonder Consulting, spanned nine European countries and interviewed more than 2,000 employees in each country. It ...

  • Kavitha
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    Kavitha’s keynote: Feeling valued at work

    2021-07-23T08:40:26Z

    A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the importance of maintaining praise in the pandemic and ensuring employees feel valued at work, especially after so many months of having very limited in-person contact with colleagues and consequently fewer opportunities to receive face to face feedback.This week, the findings of ...

  • QBE-Insurance-Group
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    QBE European reveals 54.9% ethnicity bonus gap

    2021-07-23T08:30:46Z

    Insurance business QBE European Operations has revealed a 54.9% mean ethnicity bonus gap in its first report of this kind.The organisation's median bonus gap was 43.9%, with 75% of ethnic minority staff receiving a bonus compared to 91% of white employees, according to its UK ethnicity pay gap report 2020.In ...

  • Kingfisher
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    Kingfisher completes £900 million bulk annuity deal

    2021-07-23T08:00:45Z

    Kingfisher, a retailing company that manages B&Q and Screwfix, has completed a £900 million bulk purchase annuity transaction for its pension scheme.Aviva will insure the defined benefit pension liabilities for more than 8,000 members, taking responsibility for the investment and longevity risk. Members will see no change in the amount ...

  • Woodlands restaurant
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    John Howie offers incentive to plug staff shortages

    2021-07-23T08:00:13Z

    Something for the weekend: Organisations struggling to recruit new workers might be interested to learn about John Howie Restaurants’ latest hiring tactic.The US hospitality chain is offering $500 (£364) to customers who find thyme to successfully recommend employees in a risky move which could see its staff shortages exacerbated by ...

  • NHS workers need ‘decent pay’ to feel valued
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    NHS offers 3% pay rise to nurses and cleaners

    2021-07-22T10:04:22Z

    The NHS has agreed to a 3% pay rise for nurses and other health workers in England and Wales after accepting the recommendations in full of the NHS independent pay review bodies.However, some nurses are threatening industrial action over the offer. A Royal College of Nursing (RCN) spokesperson said members ...

  • Bank of England has reported a mean gender pay gap of 19.5% for hourly pay as at April 2019.The organisation, which currently has over 4,000 employees. reported its gender pay gap data in line with the government’s gender pay gap reporting regulations.
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    Bank of England ethnic minority staff paid less

    2021-07-22T08:51:07Z

    An internal review at The Bank of England has found ethnic minority staff are paid less than white colleagues and are also less likely to be promoted.The near year-long review by the bank's Court of Directors, led by Diana Noble, a non-executive director, revealed that while wages and pay rises ...

  • Pay awards remain at 1%
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    Pay awards for second quarter double

    2021-07-22T08:00:16Z

    Pay awards for the second quarter of this year were worth twice what they were during the same period in the first quarter, according to analysis from XpertHR. In the three months to 30 June 2021, the median pay award was 2%, double the 1% recorded in the first three ...

  • Sheffield-College
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    Sheffield College staff vote for pay-related strike

    2021-07-21T08:00:35Z

    Staff at The Sheffield College in Yorkshire, UK have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.The University and College Union (UCU) said 89% per cent of its members backed strike action on an average turnout of more than 62%. Members were angry at the 1% pay offer recommended by ...

  • Vertu-Motors
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    Vertu Motors introduces enhanced maternity pay

    2021-07-20T08:50:39Z

    Vertu Motors has launched an enhanced maternity pay scheme to support its employees and boost its commitment to delivering a more gender balanced workforce.Staff will be entitled to the scheme if they have been continuously employed by the group for at least 52 weeks. Under the Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) ...

  • Cleaner
    Article

    Just Ask Estates Services cleaners to strike over pay

    2021-07-19T08:55:22Z

    Just Ask Estates Services contract cleaners at London’s royal parks have announced they will be taking part in strike action on 30 July over pay and pension conditions.According to civil service union PCS that represents the staff, 32 members were balloted, resulting in a 100% yes vote on an 81% ...

  • Ground-Control
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    Ground Control becomes living wage employer

    2021-07-19T08:00:03Z

    Essex, UK-based landscape and maintenance contractor Ground Control has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer.The organisation's employees across the country will now earn £9.50 per hour, or £10.85 if they are based in London. Both rates are higher than the UK government minimum wage for people over the age ...

  • Bexley-Council
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    Bexley Council refuse staff strike over low pay

    2021-07-14T09:53:32Z

    Refuse staff employed by Bexley Council in London have begun two weeks of strike action over poor pay and treatment.About 140 workers are taking part in the strikes, which started on Monday (12 July) and will continue until 25 July. The picket line is being held between 5am and 10am ...

  • Carillion
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    Former Carillion staff win compensation pay ruling

    2021-07-14T08:10:25Z

    A group of former Carillion staff have won a legal ruling about whether they were fairly compensated when the construction business collapsed in January 2018.An employment appeal tribunal ruled that 263 former employees represented by the Unite union have the right to seek compensation in a full seven-week hearing due ...

  • Paramount-21
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    Paramount 21 becomes living wage employer

    2021-07-13T08:55:54Z

    Devon, UK-based frozen food business Paramount 21 has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer.Based on the Heathfield industrial estate at its Newton Abbot site, the family-owned organisation increased its pay for staff to the £9.50 per hour real living wage, which is higher than the UK government’s minimum of ...

  • Gemsatwork_
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    EXCLUSIVE: Gemsatwork staff to have paid day off after Euro 2020 final

    2021-07-09T10:54:34Z

    Office sampling and employee rewards business Gemsatwork is giving its staff Monday (12 July) off on full pay so they can watch the the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship football final between England and Italy on Sunday night without having to worry about getting up for work the next day.The ...

  • pregnancy-loss-policy
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    Talker Tailor Trouble Maker starts pregnancy loss policies

    2021-07-08T09:05:33Z

    Communications agency Talker Tailor Trouble Maker has introduced paid leave policies for all staff in the event of a pregnancy loss, miscarriage or abortion, allowing either partner to take a minimum of two weeks of paid leave at any stage of the pregnancy.According to the agency, 10 days of paid ...

  • shared-parental-leave
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    201% rise in jobs offering extended parental leave

    2021-07-08T08:00:25Z

    The number of roles with extended parental leave being advertised by employers has more than tripled in the past three years, according to new research by Indeed.The job site analysed postings on its platform and found that the number of vacancies boasting an enhanced parental leave package is now three ...

  • Whittington-Hospital
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    Whittington Health becomes living wage employer

    2021-07-07T12:43:01Z

    The Whittington Health NHS Trust has become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer.The trust, which runs the Archway, London-based hospital, will join 166 others that have already received this recognition after it committed to paying all staff, and its contractors, an hourly rate of at least £10.85.The living wage set ...

  • BMA
    Article

    BMA offers enhanced shared parental leave to GPs

    2021-07-07T09:53:10Z

    The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that salaried GPs in England can now access enhanced shared parental leave above statutory pay.The new enhanced system, which will be offered at general medical services (GMS) and some personal medical services practices (PMS), allows for up to 50 out of 52 weeks ...